Fusion
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 06:31
The wave of attacks against leftist groups began in late February, and has already claimed 16 murder victims and 54 other instances of “threats and persecution” according to MOVICE, a Colombian human rights organization.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 07:08
Teachers’ unions and school administrators have increasingly responded to extortion attempts and kidnappings by canceling classes for days—or even months—until the the government militarizes schools with soldiers and federal police patrols.
Friday, November 20, 2015 - 06:31
Ecuador’s president says he will not seek a fourth consecutive term in office, but before he leaves, he wants to abolish term limits—just in case “el pueblo” wants him back in the future.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 07:01
In clear sign of troubled times, the U.S. announced it is withholding $5 million in drug war aid to Mexico over human rights concerns. The aid is part of a 2008 deal known as the Merida Initiative, hailed at the time as a historic drug-war partnership between the two countries.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 06:02
AEL Sistemas, based in Porto Alegre, became a subsidiary of the Israeli company Elbit in 2001, at which time it began developing a new generation of Brazilian surveillance drones using Israeli technology. But the Hermes 900 was just one example of Brazil’s growing role in the booming global market for unmanned aerial systems.
Friday, August 21, 2015 - 06:18
Six years after expelling the DEA, Bolivia has quietly become one of South America’s leading success stories in the war on drugs.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 07:27
This week, Colombian health officials recommended the armed forces immediately halt the spraying of glyphosate — a herbicide that is part of U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 05:36
Nicaragua’s plans to build an interoceanic waterway that rivals the Panama Canal could drive a final nail in the coffin of Central America’s most vulnerable indigenous group, rights leaders warn.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 06:31
Jalisco New Generation might sound like a Mexican boy band, but in fact it's a violent cartel that now has the dubious distinction of being considered the Mexican government's public enemy No. 1, high-ranking officials tell me.
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 07:51
We talked to 11 scholars and activists who think the United States, a self-professed nation of immigrants, does have a moral obligation to provide asylum to Central American minors, many of whom — experts argue — are fleeing violence that resulted from U.S. foreign policy.